Another Friday means another round of Marlins Way for all you fans out there. Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. I just want to say I am very thankful for my readers at MarlinManiac! You guys are wonderful and I hope you guys enjoy everything we work on here.
- On Black Friday in 2005, the New York Mets got quite a bargain. The Florida Marlins sent Carlos Delgado and $7 million to the Mets for Mike Jacobs and prospects Yusmeiro Petit and Grant Psomas. We all know how great that deal worked out for the Marlins.
- On MLBTradeRumors, Mike Axisa takes a look at non-tender candidate Chris Volstad. Mike speculates that the Marlins will look to trade Volstad, as the interest in a talented 25-year old would still be there. At the same time, Rising Apple looks at whether Volstad is a good fit in New York.
- Logan Morrison sent Twitter and his followers into chaos yesterday when he tweeted about Pujols not playing for the Birds next season.
- On MarlinsDaily, Carlo Salcedo examines whether is worth it or not for the Marlins to sign a major free agent this off-season.
- MarlinsDiehards says a sad goodbye to John Baker, who earlier in the week was traded to the San Diego Padres for Wade LeBlanc.
- Also on MarlinsDieHards, David lists reasons Marlins fans are thankful for this Thanksgiving. Mike Stanton of course tops the list!
- Congrats to Luis Castillo who made David’s list and was voted as the best Marlins second basemen in history by the readers at FishStripes.
- Two more good reads on FishStripes include Ted Hill’s question about what was the best ERA in Marlins history and Michael Jong’s explanation of “Linear Weights and Dividing Offensive Credit.”
- The Marlins will soon be hosting another lunch and stadium tour, this time with free-agent pitcher C.J Wilson. I have been a huge advocate of the Marlins signing Wilson and will continue to be.
- The Oakland Athletics want Stanton Or Morrison For Gio Gonzalez. Obviously the Marlins would never trade Mike Stanton, but our friend Michael Jong tells us why a LoMo-Gonzalez swap benefits the A’s more.
Topics: Carlos Delgado, Chris Volstad, John Baker, Logan Morrison, Miami Marlins, Mike Jacobs, Mike Stanton, New York Mets, San Diego Padres, Wade LeBlanc, Yusmero Petit
Ever since I can remember, I have loved the game of baseball. I literally breathe, eat, and sleep baseball. Have been a huge Marlins fan since the day I watched my first game in 1999. When I combined my passion for writing with my passion for baseball and the Marlins, I found a role as the Editor of the Marlin Maniac. Hope is to one day become a national baseball journalist. Currently resides in Birmingham, Alabama, but was born and raised in South Florida.
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